advisory let to expire moments ago. still light rain showers. and all of the white is indicating snow flurries and snow showers. most of it fairly light. although we have had moderate bands south of the city in the morning hours and if you squint you can see heavy snow. south and east at prince george's county and anne arundel county still getting light snow. washington, d.c. west and north is in the clear although you will see more flurries in the forecast later today. have one report south and west of fredericksberg down in parlow, virginia. so impressive in some spots. and the cold temperatures are here to stay for much of the week. 34 right now at reagan national. 30 in frederick. 32 at patuxent naval air station. just 20sin winchester. and 28 degrees here. and winds out of the northwest at 20 miles per hour. it feels like 25 in washington,

just 18 in gaithersburg. 20 now in quantico. so you get the idea. it is a chilly day with a little bit of afternoon sunshine. there is your forecast. snow showers this morning, partly sunny and cold this afternoon. 37 is wishful thinking. i think we'll be in the low 30s. we were 37 at 4:00 a.m. this morning. a cold workweek and i'll have that for you in a couple of minutes. gurvir? >> tucker, thanks. and we'll continue our winter weather coverage this morning with stacy cohan. >> she's in springfield talking to some commuters and it looks like it hasn't been too bad down there? >> reporter: no, it wasn't too bad. it was actually just sort of pretty i think most people said. some people were asking for more snow, if you can believe that. i never thought anybody would want more snow after last year but they did. take a look at wood bridge this morning. it is early morning in woodbridge. so we went farther south where the snow was a tad more aggressive, if you will. and there was some snow-covered windshields and the grass was lightly covered and the roads were a touch slick. the farther south that you

went, we talked to people from stafford and spotsylvania and told me their ride was a bit more dangerous in the earlyive morning-- early morning hours. and then up in springfield, commuters told us they were enjoying this first snow of the year. >> what do you think? too early for snow? >> way too early. i just moved up from miami so it's snow shock. >> you wish there was more? >> yeah. i want to go skiing. >> how was the driving. fine.

didn't have any problems. >> are you ready for another blizzard? >> i am. >> i love it. it's festive. it's just not too much but yet enough for the holidays. yeah, it's nice. >> and the roads, how were they? >> good and dry. >> reporter: the roads weren't very much of a problem. we were driving around and there were a couple of slots slick farther to the south but it wasn't bad. so i guess it was a little warmup for whatever we get later this winter. here we go again. back to you guys? >> no, we don't want to do it again. >> all right. thanks. we'll stick with the warm-up. this is what folks in minnesota saw. this caused part of the metrodome in minneapolis to collapse. this is time lapsed video you are looking at. you can see the opening up in the roof and then the snow crashing down on to the field. nearly two feet of snow felt. the vikings game and giants had to be postponed. >> i couldn't imagine 65,000 people here and this collapsed. so blow the roof off this thing now and get it going. >> at least i would have had the guys on the roof cleaning it off while the snow was falling. or they should have bui right in the first place so it doesn't collapse. where do they think they were, florida? >> no. where are you from? new york. nobody was hurt when the inflatable top caved in. today's game is going to be played in detroit. meantime residents are still digging out from the

snow. roads were closed in minnesota and white-out conditions made it impossible for drivers to get anywhere. some still tried. there were more than 75 reported crashes and more than 300 vehicles slid off the road or got stuck. and saturday from the board at the airport, hundreds of flights were canceled. airports say they are back in business today. and a big story we're following this morning, the big tax cut compromise is headed for the first test today. on capitol hill the senate could vote on the plan to extend the bush era tax cuts. just down pennsylvania avenue the white house is holding its breath. doug luzader has the latest. >> reporter: there is going to be a lot of kicking and screaming about this but there are some signs this morning that democrats may be giving in. with americans now just weeks away from starting to fill out those tax forms, the tax rates could become a little more clear today. the senate will have the first vote on the plan worked out behind the scenes between the

president and republicans. >> i believe that this will pass. the president has been talking to members. we're all talking to members. and members are talking to each other. >> but even if the senate signs off, the house is going to be the higher hurdle where many democrats are furious at the white house. not only does the plan renew the bush tax cuts and extend unemployment benefits, it lowers what was to be a huge increase in the estate tax next year. but while democrats may seek some changes, they may not ultimately stand in the way. >> we're not talking about blocking the whole thing for that purpose. what we're saying is we need to put the question to test. >> reporter: but the white house sees this as a massive stimulus plan. one-time to help the president seek re-election in 2012 and in the unlikely event this plan is shot down, republicans have a plan b. >> so if the democrats in the house scuttle this deal, that will be the first thing we do is prevent the job-killing tax increase and do it

retroactively after the first of the year. >> reporter: and the price tag keeps going up as lobbyists add provisions to make this more attractive to skeptics. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. president obama will sign the healthy hunger free kids act today. that's a bill that aimed to improve access to healthier school meals, address childhood obesity, feed hungry children in poor communities and support farmers through farm-to-school programs. afterwards the president will host the l.a. lakers to honor their second consecutive championship. there is a ruling expected today on the constitutionality of the health care overhaul. in march there was a lawsuit filed to challenge all americans to purchase health insurance by 2014 or pay a fine. virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli said the proposed law is unconstitutional.

vincent gray is hosting an event, keeping his campaign promise to hold a job summit. it will help reinvigorate job training and attract businesses that will hire locally. and some d.c. residents are wondering what the city will be like with the new mayor. vincent gray is answering some questions. but as fox 5's karen gray houston reports, there are some very pressing questions the new mayor is still not willing to talk about. >> mayor elect wincent gray. >> reporter: washington national kadeem real provided -- cathedral provided the back drop. those in the audience with questions wrote them down or e- mailed them in. they were given to a designated speaker. >> west virginia one question here referring back to the days when there was a a substantial -- was a substantial amount of cronyism in the government. >> reporter: gray promised integrity in his new administration and talked about work force housing so the city police officers and firefighters can afford to live

in the district. since gray is a popular guest around town, and he wasn't invited here to the national cathedral yesterday, the sunday forum is part of an ongoing series where high-profile washingtonnans are invited to share views. gray was invited after he won the general election. not surprisingly, there were questions about the city's budget crisis. >> the council took action. in some instances we found additional money in certain places but we've had to cut. and some of the cuts are extremely painful. >> reporter: but the recurring questions vince gray cannot seem to avoid are about his cabin et. >> we've now named nine people. there will probably be more announced this week. >> reporter: gray seems increasingly frustrated about questions of when he'll name his police and fire chief and whether he'll keep kiah henderson on permanently as chancellor of the schools. she was michelle rhee's deputy. >> we're going to continue to roll out our team and we're

doing it as systematically as we can. we're putting people through an extensive vetting process. >> reporter: some church-goers said they were satisfied with the pace. >> departments are running well and they will continue and when he wants a change in the leadership, he'll announce it. >> reporter: gray said enough is enough when it comes to the high cost of parking but he said he can't deal with it when the city has more pressing financial challenges. >> with less than would weeks to go until christmas, the salvation army is making a plea for donations. they said the red kettle campaign has received 23% less in donations than at this time last year. they said donations at red kettles outside of giant stores are down 81%. it began the holiday season with limited bell ringing outside of the stores and said it was recently allowed to expand from 4 to 8 hours a day for a week. fire brokes out at an area animal shelter. coming up next, a look at the latest on the investigation

into the cause of the fire. plus it was another disappointment. yes, yet another disappointment for redskins fans. dave ross is up next to talk about yesterday's loss. we'll be back in a moment. don't go anywhere. i

investigators are trying to find the family of a woman killed on i-295. she was apparently walking on the road when a car hit her. it happened around 2:30 sunday morning in the southbound lanes of suitland parkway. the driver did stop. a man who may be behind several bank robberies is behind bars. investigators think benjamin sebastian is behind a robbery. he was arrested in west virginia. now officers from several departments and the fbi are trying to determine whether he robbed banks in winchester, loudoun county and fairfax. we still don't know what started a fire at an animal kennel in calvert county. it happened on neptune drive in

huntingtown before 3:00 yesterday morning. dozens of animals were rescued but four died. investigators suspect the fire started in the attic or the roof. >> firefighters made entry and made a quick knock down on the fire in about five minutessed. rescued were over 100 animals and 4 did perish in the fire. >> many animals were inside the home when firefighters arrived. well is there much left to say about yesterday's redskins game? dave ross is going to try. >> the old college try. >> let me just say this, as i mentioned earlier, i was at the game yesterday and there were only about 64,000 fans out there, but the fans who were out there were into it. they were as loud as you can get when it's not filled and it's an open-air stadium and they were into it and man at

the end -- >> just heartbreaking. >> -- bitter disappointment. >> and it was a miserable day. and for yourself to go out there says a lot. i know you were disgruntled. so it's good to see the fan base is not depleted. and it looked so good early and then in the middle it was drab. and then donovan mcnabb did the two minute drill perfectly. and nine minutes to go and skins down by 7 and on a fourth down play mcnabb would find over the middle, santana moss, 228 yards for mcnabb, two touchdowns and no picks on a day when he had been -- we heard before the game he was on a short leash and if he didn't play well he would be pulled for rex grossman, bearing the lead here today. but he got it done there. and now all you need to have there, and the 64,000 people in the rain and everybody could be happy and go to overtime and to get the extra point.

and there it goes, right through the hands of hunter smith. again the wet conditions don't help. graham gano gets pounded and gets hurt, hurts his ribs and i think his pride was hurt because he missed to field goals. so it was a day of missed opportunities summarized best my santana moss in the locker room. >> week in and week out you see people come and go and year in and year out you see people come and go. so when the opportunities -- when you keep getting opportunities and say, wow, we're blessed in these opportunities but what is an opportunity when you don't come through. >> i guess that would be an opportunity lost. now one guy who made the most of his opportunity yesterday was ryan -- ryan torain. we've been waiting for him to come back from the hamstring. he was running downhill in this zone blocking scheme. they went and got him from denver. and we've been talking all morning, tony, if he stays healthy, has the chance to be

the futured back for years to come. but can he stay healthy. but a career day, 172 yards, a career high and 158 in the first half alone. so he looked wonderful. you have to play out on the strength from here on out. next week they are down in dallas against the archrival cowboys that is meaningless but we'll spin it to you on friday that it's the biggest game of the year. >> it's a game of pride. [ laughter ] >> a little delayed reaction there. i want to say something. i think i mentioned this to both of you, a few weeks ago there was a meet and greet for deangelo hall at a local mall. my son went. and he won tickets to yesterday's redskins game. >> and that's how you get the game? >> yes. but the folks at the redskins organization were very nice. and got us down on the field. >> did connor enjoy the game? >> he had a ball. >> oh, look.

>> that's connor. we were down on the sideline during the pregame. he got to see his favorite players up close, moss, mcnabb. he was in heaven. and then larry michaels let us into the broadcast booth. >> that is neat. >> you should have called a few plays. >> 32 from the 35, this is tony perkins. >> and this is conner with the headset on. i'd never been in the booth before. it was cool up. there and i want to thank larry and lon resenberg. and even though the game ended the way it did, the atmosphere and the people we were with and my son had a good time and his first regular season game and the skins played hard. >> we just want effort. >> and at the end you lose, that's disappointing. >> but great game experience and that's a great thing to say on a monday. >> and for little fans like

connor. and being in the booth, isn't it cool -- it's like watching it on a big screen tv. >> it really is. fine position there. >> and here is what i have to say to the redskins, why do you disappoint the little fans? [ laughter ] >> it wasn't a personal shot at connor. >> thank you, guys. i appreciate it. >> thank you, dave. there is a local team celebrating a superbowl victory this morning. the deacon house falcons took home the 75-pound junior pee wee divisional national championship for pop warner football in florida over the weekend. the team said it used the lost in the east final last year to motivate them on the field and classroom. >> we should be able to come back and get another chance and then make it good with a good finish. >> we have a dynamic tutoring program, after school service here. it's all about academics here. and we just -- sports is just -- it's just a brack drop. >> the beacon house falcons won

the title in orlando this weekend, 19-0. >> good for them. that's great. congratulations. all right, ten years ago today the supreme court made a decision that put a president into office. a look back at a historic decision that plotted a course for the next eight years. also this morning, holly morris is out training with ups. holly, good morning. >> reporter: take a look at this. did you ever think ups training would require a harness? this is all part of the state- of-the-art facility, ups intergrad in land over, maryland, where we are live and i'm gearing up because i'm going on the slip and fall track. hopefully i'll slip and not fall. it's about learning how to deliver safely and efficiently. we'll show it to you live later in the hour. first here is a look at today's trivia question. what city is the southern most state capital in the united states? is it austin, texas, tallahassee, florida, bat only

ruth, louisiana or montgomery, alabama. the answer is coming up in a bit. but you can take a guess on our facebook page. we'll be back in a minute. it's 9:20. 

there were tense moments at a french preschool. a teenager armed with swords took a class hostage. no one was uninjuried. --injured. thee teen suffered from depression and his doctors were involved in ending the situation. mike mullen is in iraq to meet with troops. defense secretary robert gates recently said he's open to keeping troops past the deadline but iraqi prime minister maintains the agreement will stand because the iraqi forces are capable of taking care of security on

their own. it's been ten years since the decision on bush versus gore. that made president brush the 43rd president of the united states and we remember the hanging chads from florida. gore and legal aids convinced the florida supreme court convinced the supreme court that they could count. and that set the new president. and we saw snow across the area this morning. question is will there be any more? and what can you expect the rest of the week. tucker is in with the forecast next. >> and a lot of you are shopping for gadgets. mr. gadget is up next with new ideas and we'll check some of them out. we're back in a moment. [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart...

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that looks ominous. we've been telling you all morning long that snow fell across the area. this picture was posted on our facebook page by katherine brown in passa ponics, virginia. and that is pretty. >> and ryan carter posted this picture from northern fredericksberg. this is mr. pico paws out on the deck. he loves the snow. >> hello. all dogs love the snow. >> they do like to run around in it. >> and another view with a measuring stick and it was about half an inch. >> but didn't we get one photo near fredericksberg. >> just south and west with a couple of inches. and it's possible up to 2 inches south and west of fredericksberg. >> is it out of here? not quite. but on the way. but the theme here the next

couple days is the bitter cold. wait until you see the temperatures. let's get down to business. snow shower activity continues off to the east. and as the snow is light in most places, moderate bands here south of the city, south and east of the city. waldorf and la plata was in a band and now pushing into leonardtown and st. mary's city, annapolis, oden, crofton as well. and this won't amount to much. dusting in most places. and the most significant snow, if you call it that, to the south and to the south and west during the early-morning hours. winter weather advisory has been let go, which is good news and now we're left with this cold arctic intrusion of air which will cool things down. and showing you the satellite radar, you'll see the shower activity that moved through here yesterday. it's north and east of us now. pushing into southern new

england and the cold, dry air is filtering in. look at lake effect snow machine kicking into gear. and in western maryland, or west virginia, if you are watching, you are under a winter storm warning until tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. and it looks like 10-18 inches of snow along the appalachians and the snow continues under brisk winds. our winds today in the mountains gusting to about 45 miles per hour. current temperatures, cold out there. 34 right now in downtown washington. 28 in gaithersburg. 31 in quantico. 28 in hagerstown. off to the east, annapolis not much better at 30. and in cambridge 32. so chilly temperatures here to stay for most of the workweek. our high temperatures the next couple of days are going to struggle to the freezing mark. mention the winds out of the north and west, gusting to about 20 miles per hour. currently -- currently in

downtown washington. and 25 out at dulles. and so very blustery conditions. have your coat out today because the windchill is in the teens and 20s. partly sunny and cold this afternoon. 37 degrees with winds out of the north and west at 10-20, gusts at 25 miles per hour. later tonight temperatures bottom out. a few flurries in the forecast and then partly cloudy and windy and cold overnight. 21 in town. many of us will wake up with temperatures in the teens. even some single-digits possible later tonight. and look, still windy with winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. here is your five-day forecast. tomorrow high temperature only 30 degrees. and as we get into the next couple of days, our temperatures are going to struggle into the low 30s. by friday our daytime highs only 40 degrees by friday and maybe more storminess by next weekend. that's a look at the forecast. tony, i'm going to throw it over to you. >> tucker, pay attention. you're going to love this. holiday shopping would be simpler if this were a one size fits all world but everybody

has different tastes and hobbies and that's where our next guest comes in. joining us is steve crushen, also known as mr. gadget. gifts starting at $35. good to see you. thanks for coming in. >> it's always a pleasure. let's start out with something free. this is from american express. it's a free -- a free browser tool with free shipping at more than 250 popular retailers all they have to do is down load at insit at american press.com and launch the prowser -- becauser and shop at barnes and noble and i said i would get free shipping just for using the card. what is wrong with that? and card members get special offers at participating retailers so what is not to love. and this is from venturi and this is the portable version of the wine aerator and it really

works. and i'm not into wine but it made all of the wines we tested, which was over half a dozen, taste fantastic. i will oppose upon you to pour a little bit. hold there and pour into the glass through here. >> wait, pour this into the -- >> no, like that. >> i'm not a wine drinker. >> that's okay. but in the time it takes to pour a glass, the wine is air ated as if properly decanted. it is just that simple. and it comes in this stiffy little swivel case. >> that is like magic. is that expensive? >> this is $50. and it works, which is very important. this is for the -- it is an ultimate gift for the coffee lover or home entertainer so pay attention. this is the dura impress z-7, a one-touch, creating cappucinos and lattes and you don't have

to move the glass. make cremma coffee and espresso and more and there is a one- touch macchiato button. and in addition there is a width and height adjustable cappucino spout. it frosts, steams the milk and even cleans itself in under 60 seconds. this is $2,999. >> whoa! >> however if this is your pleasure, it can pay for itself. >> there is a market for it. >> and this from dura cell. this is a charging pad that will charge up to four items. all you do is put on either a power sleeve or power clip on your device, put it on the pad and you are good to go. >> no plugging in. >> without all of the cords. exactly.

but they also have this portable device, this is a battery, this is the usb charger to go and it charges on the pad and you take it with you and now you charge all of your usb devises with this and then come home and put it on the pad ready to go. >> how much is it? >> well this battery is $35 and the rest of the system is $80. >> now see i've been reading about this for a better part of the year and now it's out. very good. >> and this is an affordable and practical gift for everyone that needs to have a shredder because you want to protect against identity theft. this is from fellows, it is affordable and has safe sense technology, which -- >> you have a paper clip on there. >> yes. if your hands or anything gets close, it stops it and it will shred paper clips, cd's dvd's credit cards and it's $85 at target and it really works. i have to tell you for years i've tested shredders and fellows consistently is durable

and innovative. >> and they used to be much more expensive. >> exactly. and this is an energy light, the gold light blue, but you can see it is blue and it's clinically proven to help fight symptoms of the winter blues in as little as 15 minutes a day. and it is an official light therapy product of the sleep foundation. and for people that suffer from the winter blues this is a good thing and can help improve mood and energy. >> you know what -- >> we have more information through your website and mine at mrgadget.com and so much more you can't believe it. >> and thank you for being here. myfoxdc.com will link you to the website. >> and you can bring the light and coffee maker over to this studio. >> the coffee maker is on lay away. >> for a long, long time. thanks, tony. you've heard him, probably over and over again, we've reported several times, still ahead talking about a list of this year's most notable quotes. we'll take a look at the top of

the list coming up next. and first the trivia question one more time. what city is the southern most state capital in the united states? is it austin, texas, tallahassee, florida, bat only ruin, louisiana or montgomery, alabama? the answer is coming up in a little bit. we'll be right back after the break. conway and loretta as we go to break. [ music ] 

the 41:00 now. they are words row remember often used for a -- we remember often use ford --ed for a period of time. now a rail librarian has released the most notable creations of the year. and the top of the list, i'm not a witch. >> tied for first play, i would

like my life back. that was the lament made by bp ceo tony haywood after the word off shore oil spill in history. and we want to hear about the quotes you think should be on the list. hit us at wttgmorningnews. and thank you to all of us who took part in the stuff-a- truck on friday. it was great to see so many of you out there responding to the needs of your community either with donations of food or monetary donations for the capital area food bank. the people at the food bank are still trying to tal up all of the final numbers when it comes to donations and we'll pass that information along when we get it. you may be thinking of a furry friend for a holiday gift this year. but before you head to the pet store, we want to show you why you should head to the shelter first. >> oh. >> our fox 5 pet project is next. >> and they are very, very business this time of year. that means training is involved.

holly this morning is at the ups training facility and will show us how the delivery people train and have tips for you on making sure that your shipment gets where it needs to go quickly and in one piece. we'll be right back. hi. i'm alex dewarter. i wish to give my two sisters a happy merry christmas. alicia and aretha carter in silver spring, maryland and south carolina. [ female announcer ] why settle for plain bread

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we are continuing to add your ornament to our fox 5 tree. we got a mail from cc from virginia and she sent us this beautiful hand-made ornament to our tree. next week we'll give the tree to shepherds cove. that's an organization -- a shelter for women and children. >> they also offer training so

that those who live there can get back to work. so we thank you again, julie. we and shepherd's cove appreciate the ornament. >> that came via the postal service. but carrier fedex is expecting it's busiest day of the year today. it expects to move 16 million shipments today. that's more than an 11% increase from last year's busiest day. that only makes it the busiest day of the year and the busiest in the company history. fedex expects to move more than 223.3 million items globally across the world this holiday season. >> wow! also a busy day for ups as well. holly morris is doing heavy lifting this morning going through the ups training program. >> now this hour she's getting some information about when you need to get that package in the mail to make sure it gets to the destination on time. and she's joining us from the ups training facility in landover, maryland. holly, good morning. >> reporter: well that all depends on how much you want to pay. if you want to just do regular

ups ground that needs to be in the mail by this thursday. take it to your local ups facility. now if you are running behind, they do have three-day delivery select. and they have two-day and next- day. so on december 23rd you can get it there by christmas eve. for a little bit of a fee. they don't deliver on christmas day of course. what else can i tell you? >> i think i'm trying to tell you more information to avoid my next task. as you can see, i'm all harnessed up and ready to go and we are at the ups intergrad facility where all of the new -- new trainees come through. and i have my two facilitiors who said it was nice knowing me, we are doing the slips and falls. >> i hope just slipping. and we'll help you walk down like you're stolling through the paul and you have special shoes on to simulate ice.

>> reporter: so normal pace. oh, wow. okay. i didn't make it to the end. >> no. you didn't. and getting down to the end, now turn around and now we have a important delivery so walk at a brisk pace now. >> reporter: i do? oh, let's try. >> that was good, holly. >> reporter: i'm not going anywhere. >> well i'll tell you what, the slower steps, body straight up and down. let's try it again. >> reporter: try it again. >> slow half-steps. >> reporter: so i can keep my feet up, it's a matter of -- >> if you feel slipping then you are going too fast. >> reporter: so how often do you encounter these types of situations? >> well keep going with that. and a ups driver will encounter this type of situation on any given day regardless of the weather because there are a lot of different types of commercial businesses we deliver to. so fay for instance a driver had to delivered to a restaurant and had to walk

through the back door through the kitchen to get to the manager's office so a lot of food grease on the floor or creating a situation like this. but with it being winter time right now it could be ice, snow or rain. >> reporter: it is a whole different thing when you are holding something else as well, right? >> what we want our drivers to do, we have an acronym called nod, so navigate around the situation, observe your surroundings and then slow down. >> reporter: and why couldn't i bend down and since i know this is slick, just slide it there. >> we do want the package to get there on time. but in one piece. and we want the drivers to arrive there safely as well. >> reporter: and tom made a good point. we said well if it's not marked fragile and he said all packages are fragile. so i'm picking up a little bit. >> you're doing very well. >> reporter: so before we did go, i did want to ask you guys, what can we do as customers to

make your job easier? >> proper labeling for one. proper cushions within the package. it helps us reduce the claims. are you going back and forth? >> reporter: i'm practicing, tom. >> the main thing is really the proper labeling so we know the package is going to get to the right place on time. >> reporter: and there are two things to get in before i go. one, we only did a couple of the exercises. this facility is comprehensive. you learn everything from how to work with the customer, greet the customer, how to work the little computer hanging on the side and you name it, right? >> exactly. the electronic clip board and customer focus area, labeling area, slips and falls, on and off the vehicle, just every one of the ups methods is covered here and safety is a key point here. >> reporter: and if we want to give something to our ups delivery man or woman, what is a good little thing that you guys like to get?

>> well i see a lot of drivers get gift cards for certain stores. and something that they can use for the christmas season for them and their families. >> and you? >> whatever you feel comfortable giving is fine. but i think the drivers just appreciate knowing that they are appreciated by their customers. so even a thank you card is fine. >> reporter: oh, look. oh, gurvir, that was your gift. i'm so sorry. we'll see how it fared. so thank you very much. myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to ups to find out more about delivery dates and options this holiday season. back to you. >> well they say it's the thought that counts. thank you, holly. before you head to the pet shop there holiday season, are you looking for a christmas gift? think about a shelter. bj all she is shawl from the --

allshawl is here. you've brought a long a lovely cat. >> this is carrowway and she has a heart string stories that we wish somebody would take her into their own heart. >> tell us how she ended up with you. >> she came to us as a stray and she was brought in with her own kitten and here she is, she's less tan a year old herself. so her own kitten has been adopted already and she wants a home and this is all any of the animals want is somebody to love them and take care of them and to be their best friend. >> that is to me -- she's not even a year old and already having kittens and that is the problem. >> and this is one of the big messages when you take a pet into your home. you're doing the bet a favor, you're doing yourself a favor, you're doing the community a favor if you get your pet spayed or neutered if it hasn't already been. >> she's really darling. this time of year, when people think about pets, getting them for their family or children, they say i want a dog or a cat, do you have tips for people on

selecting a pet and the best way to introduce them to your family? >> the main thing that we recommend is that it shouldn't be a surprise. that everybody in the family or the home needs to be on board with both having a pet and picking out this particular pet. so our adoption counselors, as we always do, will spend time getting to know what your interest interests -- interests are and match up your lifestyle with the activity level. >> and that's important too. the lifestyle. because if you're a coach potato, you don't want a dogar somebody that wants to run. >> and a lot of people are just fascinated, they want to have a puppy or a kitten. that takes a a lot of work and time. so if you don't have that time available, maybe an older animal will be a better choice. >> not a bad idea. also this time of year, everybody has decorations out. any advice on how to handle your pets with the holiday decorations out? >> absolutely. you want to get anything they

can get into trouble with out of the way. get the tinsel out of reach. and that's hard with cats that like to climb trees. but make sure anything that is candles are out of reach so you won't start a fire. and that's good advice for your kids too. there are certain things that we like to eat as treats that are not good for pets, chocolate is a no-nowhere dogs are concerned, as far as dark chocolate. so check, there are several good resources. we have things on our -- on our page on the website to plan foods to stay away from. >> and this time our animals are part of the families and we want to get their picture taken with santa and you have a special event coming up to tell us about. >> we've had a series of pet photos with santa and we had our last session this saturday at the snippers doggy depot in rockville from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and you'll see santa there. bring your animals, cats are welcome too. although we know you have to

have a cat okay with getting in and out of the carrier. >> and this one, carrowway, she is special. she's a doll. and i hope she gets a wonderful home for the holidays. >> we hope they all do. >> you being here. >> thank you. >> we'll have the answer to today's trivia question after the break. [ male announcer ] are you watching cable?

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time for the answer to today's trivia question. what city is the southern most state capital in the united states? the answer is austin, texas. it's about 11 miles farther south than runner-up, tallahassee, florida. >> that must be the couldn't innocental -- continental united states because hawaii is the lowest. >> tucker is getting technical. >> no i'm not. that's a state. >> viewers have been uploading snow pictures to our facebook fan page and our